Jersey busybodies

The Nov. 9 article "Panel proposes setting statewide standards for EMS" offers another example of why New Jersey has an enormous government requiring an enormous tax burden. In typical fashion, a committee of "EMS professionals" declares the statewide EMS system in a "near crisis" and says everyone is entitled to the same response time and care. Again, government busybodies have invented a problem and jumped in to hook up their cronies. EMS professionals want to establish barriers to entry into their field by setting standards and requiring tests so they can eliminate volunteer squads.

People are aware of the sacrifices they make when they move from cities to less populated areas. They know there are volunteer fire departments and EMS units, septic tanks and wells. The trade-off is lower property taxes. See how residents react when they're told that the state is requiring small towns to hire professional EMS people. The people pushing this aren't sure of the cost because they haven't bothered to find out. It's not their money, so why should they care? We must stop the busybodies before the only employer left in this state is the state.